A suspected deadly mountain lion attack on New Year's Day that killed a woman hiking alone was preceded by another harrowing encounter in the same area. A man says he was rushed by a mountain lion along the same northern Colorado trail in November but fought it off with a stick.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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The Arapaho language is at risk of disappearing, as fewer members of the tribe have learned to speak it. But a team of language experts at CU Boulder is working to preserve the Arapaho language – and help future generations learn it too.
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Astronomers searching for Earth-like planets outside our solar system will soon get a boost from a new space telescope. Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder are working with NASA to design and build the new observatory. Hear more about how this could change our understanding of the universe.
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For decades, communities in southeastern Colorado have been waiting to get clean drinking water through the Arkansas Valley Conduit.
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The money comes from a fund created as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It will help Colorado improve rural health care across the state.
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The Upper Arkansas Basin in the central part of the state is currently the driest, with about 49% of the normal snowpack.
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The money, which is far more than what state officials had been anticipating to get, will come from congressional Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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In a settlement agreement filed in Massachusetts federal court Monday, the National Institutes of Health and a group of Democratic attorneys general who’d challenged the new criteria for grant funding said the NIH would consider grant applications made up to Sept. 29, 2025, without judging the efforts related to diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, or vaccines.
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Officials say firefighters are battling a large blaze tearing through a three-story apartment complex under construction in Denver.
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Local elected officials across the region are worried that changes in federal policy are putting their communities at risk from wildfire. But public land agencies say some of the concerns are overstated.
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New data also points to major insurance impacts in places surprising to many, including the Snake River Plain.
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Starting on Jan. 1, international visitors to some of the most visited national parks will face price increases. Some businesses are concerned about a decline of visitors or spending, while others aren't anticipating large impacts.
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Conservationists say the plans for managing the declining species could push them closer to extinction.
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The report finds children raised by grandparents face higher rates of poverty and limited access to support services.
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Lack of snow and economic uncertainty foretell a grim outlook for winter resorts
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